Treatment

VA Policies and Reports

• VHA Informed Consent For Clinical Treatments and Procedures, Under Secretary for Health
  VHA Handbook 1004.1, January 29, 2003

Guidelines

• Guidance for Hepatitis C Treatment Monitoring
  Monitoring Patients on Pegylated Interferon + Ribavirin ± Protease Inhibitor (Boceprevir or Telaprevir), March 2012
• An Update on Treatment of Genotype 1 Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection: 2011 Practice Guideline by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
  Ghany MC, Nelson, DR, Strader, DB, et al. Hepatology, Vol. 54, No. 4, 2011, 1433-1444.
• Update on the Management and Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection
  Recommendations from the Hepatitis C Resource Center and the National Hepatitis C Program Office, May 2012
• Recommendations for prevention and control of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and HCV-related chronic disease
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Recommendations and Reports, October 16, 1998

Topic Reviews

• Hepatitis C Treatment
  Practical information for providers about hepatitis C treatment, including the Patient Treatment Tracking Chart
• Interferon and Ribavirin Treatment Side Effects
  Discussion of treatment side effects and ways to manage symptoms
• Pharmaceutical Options for Managing Viral Hepatitis and Cirrhosis Complications in the VA Health Care System
  List of pharmaceutical options within the VA Health Care System for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, treatment side effects, cirrhosis management, and prevention

Clinician Tools

• Hepatitis C Management and Treatment Algorithm
  From the VA Hepatitis C Resource Center Program, 2010
• Hepatitis C Quicknotes
  Abbreviated version of the most recent VA Hepatitis C Treatment Recommendations (October 2006)

Case Studies

• Advanced Liver Disease Case Studies
  These cases illustrate a number of areas that are actively being researched.

Journal Articles

• Selected Journal Articles on Treatment
  

Patient Education

• Questions to Ask Your Doctor about Treatment
  A one-page printable sheet of questions that patients can ask their doctors about treatment
• Treatment Side Effects Chart
  A one-page printable sheet of tips for coping with common side effects of hepatitis C treatment
• Treatment for Hepatitis C
  Video and transcript
• Hepatitis C Education Class
  Slide set and script
• Patient Education Brochures
  A variety of PDF brochures on living with hepatitis C
• Patient Education Wallet Cards
  Easy-to-carry cards with tips on living with hepatitis C